Scientists in Japan have developed an inexpensive, scalable way to produce high-temperature superconductors using "grain boundary engineering" techniques

Thermoelectric crystal reveals a record-high conductivity resulting from its peculiar charge carrier properties at low temperatures

A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers to survive for more than 2,000 years has been found in the thick concrete walls of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Japan

Scientists have developed a one-step fabrication process that improves the ability of nanocarbons to remove toxic heavy metal ions from water

Materials scientists discover ceramic material that contracts on heating by more than twice the previous record-holding material